Dictionary of Welsh Biography

OWEN, ROBERT (1858 - 1885), schoolmaster and poet not go to Bangor to receive training as a schoolmaster because, owing to the death of his parents, the care of a younger brother and two young sisters fell upon his shoulders. He became assistant master at Jasper House School, Aberystwyth, and later at Bourne College, Birmingham. Because he was now beginning to suffer from tuberculosis he decided to sail for Australia in the hope of having his
PALMER, ALFRED NEOBARD (1847 - 1915), historian Son of Alfred Palmer, coachbuilder, of Thetford, and of Harriet Catherine, daughter of John Neobard, wine merchant; born 10 July 1847 in a part of Thetford then attached to Suffolk, now in Norfolk, he attended the local grammar school (1855-60) and a private academy kept by Morgan Lloyd, an Independent minister who awoke his interest in natural science (1860-2). After a brief trial as pupil
PARRY, BLANCHE (1508? - 1590) erected a tomb for herself at Bacton, but afterwards changed her mind, and was actually buried in S. Margaret's, Westminster, where her grave can now be seen - but there is a confused story that her entrails (or perhaps her heart) were interred in the Bacton tomb which still survives. In 1811, Mrs. Burton, wife of the then vicar of Atcham, near Shrewsbury, and a descendant of the Newcourt family, had
PARRY, BLANCHE (1507/8 - 1590), Chief Gentlewoman of Queen Elizabeth's most honourable Privy Chamber and Keeper of Her Majesty's jewels Confidante now provides considerable detail about her and additional information is being posted on the companion web site: www.blancheparry.com. The evidence suggests that it was Blanche Parry's aunt Blanche Herbert, Lady Troy who first brought her to the royal Court. Lady Troy was the Lady Mistress to Edward VI and Elizabeth I as children. Blanche Parry herself wrote in her Bacton epitaph that she was
PARRY, EDGAR WILLIAMS (1919 - 2011), surgeon and the naturalist who discovered it, Edward Lhwyd. He retired in 1984. Enid and Edgar had a long and happy marriage and they had a reputation for warm hospitality in their welcoming home. As well as medicine they shared interests in music and in art. They had two children: John (b. 1950) is a Urologist, now retired, and Jane Anne (Carr, b. 1955) is a musician who specialises in playing the harp
PARRY, JOHN (1835 - 1897), leader of the Anti-tithe movement Born at Llanarmon-yn-Iâl, 24 July 1835, son of the Rev. Hugh Parry. He was carpenter, shepherd, estate agent, writer, and poet, and owner of an exceptionally rich and varied library (now in N.L.W.). He was the author of the supplement in the 1893 edition of Hanes y Merthyron (by Thomas Jones of Denbigh) (1756 - 1820), of an article on ' Helynt y Degwm ' (Y Traethodydd, 1887), etc. A member of the
PARRY, JOHN (1789 - 1868), stonemason and musician Salt Lake Valley, he was asked by then President of the church, Brigham Young, to form a choir with his singing group as the core. The choir he directed became the nucleus of the now world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir. He continued to direct the choir until 1854. John Parry settled in Salt Lake City with his second wife Harriet (also from Flintshire). They had two sons, Joseph Hyrum and Edwin. He
PARRY, JOSEPH (1841 - 1903), musician .) Parry was now much in demand as adjudicator and busy with his students, giving concerts in which his own compositions were prominent. From 1881 to 1888 he worked at Swansea as organist of Ebenezer and head of a musical college, which he founded. From 1888 until his death at Penarth, near Cardiff, 17 February 1903, he was lecturer in music at University College, Cardiff. Parry was a prolific and facile
PARRY, RICHARD (Gwalchmai; 1803 - 1897), Independent minister, poet, and man of letters , where he had charge of Llan-ffestiniog and Bethania churches. Four years later he returned to Conway. His mind was now set on establishing a church at Llandudno which was rapidly developing as a sea-side resort and, with this in view, he moved there. With the support of a number of wealthy English people he succeeded in building a chapel for both English and Welsh services. He retired in 1881, died 7
PARRY, ROBERT WILLIAMS (1884 - 1956), poet, university lecturer remarkable poem ' Drudwy Branwen ', which embodies all the notable features of Williams Parry's work - a skilful versification, powerful imagination, and meaningful imagery. Towards the end of the period the poet's style underwent a change. He had long abandoned the verbal exuberance of ' Yr Haf ', but carefully observed the refined language which he held was the hallmark of poetry. Now he modified his
PARRY, Sir THOMAS (1904 - 1985), scholar, Librarian of the National Library of Wales, University Principal, poet Rhys”. There also he met Enid, the only daughter of Mr and Mrs Picton Davies, whom he married 20 May, 1936. In 1929, on the death of Sir John Morris-Jones, Thomas Parry was appointed lecturer in his old Department at Bangor, now headed by [Sir] Ifor Williams. There, the vigorous and versatile young scholar flourished. His early publications include numerous articles on Siôn Dafydd Rhys and his
PAYNE, HENRY THOMAS (1759 - 1832), cleric and ecclesiastical historian he entitled 'Collectanea Menevensia' (SD/Ch/B27 and SD/Ch/B28, now in the National Library of Wales among the capitular records of the diocese of S. Davids). With them should be studied a third manuscript volume by him, this being in the form of a report made to the precentor and chapter on 17 June 1830. There is evidence among other manuscripts by Payne in N.L.W. that Theophilus Jones's Hist. of

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